Pics of Saileey!

Hey everyone, here are some pictures for you all to enjoy. I go from older younger :)

Hello World!

As a little introduction, my name is Saileey Bowler (pronounced like ship-sail-lee) and I was born at 12:02 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2011. This is how it went down, daddy had to go to work on Friday and after work he and mommy went to the store to buy a new camera for me; once I saw that they finished this last thing on their checklist, I decided that it was time to meet them. That night at about 11:00 p.m. I started to let mommy know that I was coming (daddy was a little slower at realizing that I was really on my way). Mommy was so strong and wonderful for those first hours, she didn’t call the midwife until early the next morning. When we finally called (6:00 a.m.), the midwife let us come on in and the best part is she let mommy get started on the epidural right away. Mommy was glad for the epidural but she wasn’t a big fan of the numb feeling (if you’re wondering what daddy is doing during this whole process…well, so am I! Seems to me he just hangs around pretending to help). Eventually, at about 11:15 a.m., mommy gave me the eviction notice that it was time to pack my bags and head out (haha, head out…I just thought of that). Don’t worry though, coming from a long line of stubborn people I decided to throw in a curveball by keeping my hand in a fist by my head (I get that from daddy). Well, obviously you know that I eventually gave in and came out at 12:02 p.m. and I got to chill with mommy for a bit. After chilling, bad things happened. I was minding my own business with a very soft and small cry when people started poking, prodding, and getting my feet dirty with ink. No bueno. After my time with the Spanish Inquisition people, I was once again left with mommy. Following the fickleness of mommy and daddy, we shortly moved to another room and set up camp for a little while there. I really just want to sleep and eat but mommy and daddy just stare and stare at me. I guess they are alright. Mommy for sure, daddy seems shady (I mean, how did he get such a great girl like mommy?). That was pretty much my first and second day. I’m hoping to get to go home with mommy today but the doctor said I was yellow bellied (I’m no coward) and I may hang out in the sunlight for a bit, really hoping for a tan!

Andrea's Birthday and Pictures of Our Little Girl

Hello everyone,

This past week has been really fun, it was Andrea's birthday and we went to see Wicked at the Kennedy Center (theater near Watergate). For some reason they wouldn't let us take pictures of Wicked--weird huh?--but we were able to take pictures of Andrea's birthday and I scanned our ultrasound pictures. The doctor's office asked us to go in for an ultrasound with a specialized doctor because they were being cautious due to the smaller size of our little girl's head. It turns out she probably has a small head like her mom (so we know she's Andrea's girl); which gives me a lot of hope that she doesn't look anything like me, but I'll let you be the judge!

The cake (cut me some slack)

A guitar (I love yard sales)

I wasn't trying to imply anything, I promise :)

Our little girl.

Take Me Out

Joseph and I went to our first professional baseball game! We had seats at the very very top of the bleachers but it was so cool! Plus we had a nice breeze blowing on us which was much needed. It was the Braves vs the Nationals, Joseph is a Braves fan. Sadly they lost. But it was a good game anyway. There were 4 home run hits!

On July 24th we went to the visitor's center to listen to former Utah Senator Bob Bennett talk about the history of the Mormon Pioneers. He was very entertaining and I learned a few things that I didn't already know.

Our 4th Of July

Our 4th of July was really great! We had breakfast with some friends that morning and played a couple games of Dominion. A fun game, but it takes a couple tries to really get the hang of it. Then we went home to gather a bunch of stuff to take with us to Capitol Hill. They had a concert that started at 8 so we figured we should get there at 4. We took the metro in with our friends the Madsen's and then walked up to the Capitol building and it was HOT! Thankfully once we found a spot to sit the sky was overcast for most of the rest of the evening. We played games and snacked and it even sprinkled a little.

Concert guests included Josh Groban, Steve Martin, Little Richard, Matthew Morrison (most recently from Glee) and others.

Steve Martin on his banjo.

Then there were some pretty awesome fireworks by the Washington Monument! We wanted to stay and wait out the crowd rushing home but the guards were sweeping the lawn so we had to leave. When we got to the Metro station it was packed!!!! The line wasn't even moving. We pulled out our blankets and parked ourselves on some grass and waited until the crowd disappeared and ate some ice cream bars. We arrived at home around 11:30, not bad! It was a great time.

More belly pictures

So we're having a girl! I've had a couple requests for pictures so here we go. This is me at 20 weeks along. I think I'm also filling out in the face as well as other places.



Don't be deceived by the shadow on this one.

That's right, I still wore the skirt to church that day. I wasn't able to zip up about an inch and a half. I think this was taken at 18 weeks along. My wardrobe has become very thin.

The hazards of living in Alexandria

Take a good look at my bike. Torn seat, rusty, very rusty and pretty old. But where is my back tire? By the way it's not even chained up because when I lock it I can't get the key out. They could have taken the whole thing.

I guess it could have been worse.